Administered by OMAFRA, this annual program allows eligible employers, upon successful application, to subsidize the hourly cost of summer student employment. The program provides a $2 per hour incentive to hire eligible employees.
Applications must be submitted by the deadline date of April 15, 2014. Applications will be approved by May 30, 2014.
In order to qualify as an eligible employer, your business or organization must be located in a town, small city or rural township that has a population of 100,000 or less.
Available funding will determine the ability of the program to approve additional student placements. Applicants can expect to receive confirmation stating the number of approved positions by the end of May 2014. All eligible employers who have submitted a completed application form by April 15, 2014 will be awarded at least one position. Additional student placements may be approved depending on available funding.
A representative of the 2014 Rural Summer Jobs Service will contact all employers who have submitted an incomplete or ineligible application form by telephone, e-mail, fax or mail.
Eligible employees would be students between the ages of 15 and 30 who intend to return to school in the fall of 2014.
Based on our past conversations with OMAFRA, immediate family members would not qualify as an eligible employee. However, nieces, nephews and grandchildren would be considered eligible. We advise that you contact the program directly if nepotism could be perceived to exist to discuss your situation.
Visit the OMAFRA webpage for futher details, application forms and contact information.
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